Slow-speed crash? Problems for the European auto sector pile up
Healthy cash balances built up over the past three years will be tested as firms attempt to weather the four-pronged oncoming storm of labour relations, EV uptake, emissions regulations and China.
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 30 September 2024
ESG Viewpoint: Kann die Nachfrage nach kritischen Mineralien in verantwortungsvoller Weise gedeckt werden?
Überblick Eine sichere und kontinuierliche Versorgung mit kritischen Mineralien ist von grundlegender Bedeutung für die Energiewende und das Erreichen der Netto-Null-Ziele. Die Nachfrage übt jedoch Druck auf die Lieferketten und die Kosten aus, wodurch eine Polarisierung mit Blick auf die Energiewende droht. Die Konzentration des Angebots in Ländern wie China und Indonesien ist ein zentraler […]
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – September 2024
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Boeing bonds bound to bounce back?
With $60 billion of outstanding corporate bonds, the business is among the largest non-financial IG issuers, and it wants to reduce its leverage. But with that being unlikely anytime soon, investors have a decision to make.
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 23 September 2024
Can the demand for critical minerals be met responsibly?
Solar, wind and batteries all rely on critical minerals. Will the race to unearth them drive innovation or lead to unsustainable practices in global supply chains?
How does board gender diversity affect stock risk?
Companies with insufficient board gender diversity have higher idiosyncratic risk, so how can portfolio managers go about mitigating this?
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – August 2024
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Seizing value in emerging market debt
Strong growth outlooks are counterbalanced by fiscal headwinds and above-target inflation, requiring a nuanced approach to capture value in emerging market debt.